War and Peace (Modern Library Classics)

Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy’s genius is seen clearly in the multitude of fully realized and equally memorable characters that populate this massive chronicle. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual’s place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: “To read him . . . is to find one’s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.”

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From the Back Cover:

"There remains the greatest of all novelists--for what else can we call the author of War and Peace?" --Virginia Woolf

About the Author:

A. N. Wilson is an award-winning novelist, biographer, and journalist, and the author of God’s Funeral and the biographies C. S. Lewis, Paul, and Jesus. He lives in London.

Book Description Random House Publishing Group, 2004. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from US within 10 to 14 business days. Established seller since 2000. Bookseller Inventory # VR-9780345472403

Book Description Modern Library. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. Book Condition: New. 0345472403 The monumental Russian classic brings together an array of characters both fictional and real-life as it reflects the life and times of Russian society during the Napoleonic War. Reprint. Bookseller Inventory # 4739985

Book Description Random House USA Inc, United States, 2004. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Reprint. 175 x 107 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy s genius is seen clearly in the multitude of fully realized and equally memorable characters that populate this massive chronicle. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual s place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad To read him . . . is to find one s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9780345472403

Book Description Mass Market Paperback. Book Condition: New. 106mm x 50mm x 174mm. Mass Market Paperback. Often called the greatest novel ever written, WAR AND PEACE is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy's.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 1424 pages. 0.603. Bookseller Inventory # 9780345472403

Book Description Random House USA Inc, United States, 2004. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Reprint. 175 x 107 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy s genius is seen clearly in the multitude of fully realized and equally memorable characters that populate this massive chronicle. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual s place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad To read him . . . is to find one s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane. Bookseller Inventory # AAC9780345472403